Craig Robinson

Television's more than ever a year-round business, but fall is still a time to be overwhelmed by the sheer number of shows competing for our attention.

Among them: three new network shows focused on the members of elite military units, two enterprising shows set on starships, one prequel to a hit comedy that's like nothing its creator has done before, and 18 hours revisiting all sides of a divisive war decades in the past whose stories and hard-won lessons still resonate today.

Will this season bring another hit like "This Is Us" or "Empire" to challenge the notion that broadcast TV is dead? Will HBO be able to hold on to the viewers who signed on only...

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